Shrine Doors

You guys wouldn't believe again the pure adrenaline that pumped (gushed) through me when I completed these doors. I took the inspiration from the designed sides and doors of Tutankhamun's shrines. I constructed the doors and hinges of clay and imprinted them with a Djed-Isis Knot design from a little trinket from my room. The rotaries for the hinges that are attached to the door are just skewers painted with gold. The doors don't open all the way, but whatever. In the burial, I will have to bind the handles together and stamp an 'official' seal in it.

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Golden Lounge Chair

You wouldn't believe the excitement I had making this one. Really, it's one of the most exciting items for met yet. I constructed the body of the lounge bed of popsicle sticks, making two separate rectangular frames and painting them before putting linen cloth between them and glueing it together. The legs are made of clay, as the headrest. I think it's 'vedy nice'.

Table of the Holies.

This table was quite time consuming but I finished it, so I'm very happy. It too is constructed of popsicle sticks and skewers and is painted black like resin. I detailed the sides like ivory inlays and the tabletop upper and lower edges with gold. The Hieroglyphics read "He of the Sedge and the Bee", one of the most ancient titles of the pharaoh. I'm deciding whether or not to put a linen backdrop for the space above the bar going horizontally on the legs. Any advice?

Hunting Chest

This chest of war goods kind of excited me when I was making it because I couldn't believe how much TINY detial I was actually putting into it. I constructed this of popsicle sticks as well and skewers for the carrying poles. I still need to make decorative ends for them, but otherwise, I think it's finished. I got my inspiration from one of the chests from Tutankhamun's Antechamber.

Shabti Box

The first of the many items is a shabti box (constructed of popsicle sticks). I didn't really have much inspiration for this one and virtually winged it. I painted it to appear like a dark wood and lined the edges and top panel with silver, plus two white "ivory" handles. I'm still in the process of making shabtis, but that'll probably be another while.

Back from Delay

Hey, sorry you guys that I haven't been on for a while; a long while! Anyways, I've gotten quite a bit done, so I'll just post the pictures and tell you;)

Shrine Pictures...

Ok! I've them uploaded. So, here it is.

The Burial Shrine is Complete!

Here are the final photos, all the shrine really needs now are some wooden swing doors, but we'll leave that for later. The superstructure is complete! Hurray!

But for some reason! This is the only photo it'll show! Oh no!

Painting the Shrine

So, the painting of the overlay is coming out alright, but it hasn't been free of troubles. I figured out that putting tape on gold paint isn't the best idea. (Sigh) I guess I'll have to repaint the gold :(

Otherwise, I think it's looking pretty neat. I just have to do the other side of the shrine with the blue and paint egypto stars on the ceiling of the inside. Oh, and I'll have to add the Isis Knots and Djet pillars on the side. Doors for the front will be a later project.

The Burial Shrine (Outer)

So, the first project I started on night before last was the burial shrine. For those of you who aren't absolutely obsessed with Burial Shrines like I am, it's probably 1. Because you have never heard of one, or 2. You're just normal. Haha.

Because Tutankhamun's Tomb was found 'practically' intact, his are a wonderful example. A burial Shrine is a typically wooden structure, or box, that surrounds the sarcophagus. It is typically gilt (covered in gold) and inscribed with spells to protect the buried and lead them through Duat (the underworld). The discover of Tutankhamun's tomb revealed an extraordinary array of shrines - there were !5! of them! Each was sheathed in gold and nestled so tightly together that it took the archeologist 8 Months to disassemble them. The outer shrine of Tutankhamun serves as my example.

I began on mine (or whoever's tomb I am making) night before last and it took me 2 hours. My eyes and fingers hurt so badly I wanted to cry. Haha.

On the picture above of Tutankhamun's Shrine, the Dark Designs on the side are actually faience inlays. I am going to imitate that design with blue paint and paint the designs of the Isis Knot and the Djet Pillar in rows over it to make an overlay effect.

The gray areas you see on my model are going to be painted blue for the overlay effect, but before I can do that, I'm going to have to go and buy beaucoup gold paint at Michael's to finish some of the first layer of gold painting.

I'll be SURE to post the pictures of it when it's complete or in the process.

Next on my agenda is the Sarcophagus, which I don't have a clue what I want it to look like. But before I can even do that, I have some Statistics Homework and and Essay to do for language.

Au revoir, for now.

Oh yeah, and the measurements for my shrine are 7"x 4" x 5"...

What I Want to Accomplish Overall

Hey you guys. My name is Cody Gentry, and simply, I just want to recreate a miniature ancient Egyptian pharaonic tomb. Haha.

I've always been overly interested in Ancient Egypt and even my plans for a university revolve around Egyptology. I'm a freak, I know. Anyway, I'm a seventeen year old who's a Senior in High School, looking for a way to keep himself busy because franky these past few months haven't been the most pleasant and my loads of work from school don't exactly make me happy. I'm hoping that this plan will.

My plan consists of the following: to decorate a tomb made of either concrete bricks, travertine plates, or something otherwise (all from Lowes); To Construct Burial Goods, Treasure, Sarcophagi, and such out of clay from Michael's; To paint them with Magnificence (Cough Cough); and to make them all fit together just stunningly for a mock "burial".

I hope all goes well, and I hope I at least have someone whom I don't know following my posts. :)